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Final: Bruins 5, Avalanche 1 - B's dominate Cup champs
The Bruins will continue the 2022-23 season on Saturday with a matchup against the Avalanche. Follow along for updates from Saturday’s game.
WHO: Bruins (19-3-0) vs. Avalanche (13-7-1)
WHEN: 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: TD Garden
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
PROJECTED LINEUPS
BOSTON
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- Jake DeBrusk
Pavel Zacha -- David Krejci -- David Pastrnak
Taylor Hall -- Charlie Coyle -- Trent Frederic
Nick Foligno -- Tomas Nosek -- A.J. Greer
Matt Grzelcyk -- Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Carlo
Derek Forbort -- Connor Clifton
Linus Ullmark
Jeremy Swayman
Scratched: Jakub Zboril, Craig Smith
COLORADO
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Andrew Cogliano -- J.T. Compher -- Logan O'Connor
Alex Galchenyuk -- Alex Newhook -- Jean-Luc Foudy
Dryden Hunt -- Jayson Megna -- Anton Blidh
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Jacob MacDonald -- Erik Johnson
Samuel Girard -- Andreas Englund
Pavel Francouz
Alexandar Georgiev
Scratched: Martin Kaut
Injured: Josh Manson (lower body), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Bowen Byram (lower body), Valeri Nichushkin (ankle), Evan Rodrigues (lower body), Kurtis MacDermid (lower body), Darren Helm (hip), Shane Bowers (upper body)
PREGAME NOTES
No expected lineup changes for the Bruins, who roll out the same roster that beat the Lightning on Tuesday night at TD Garden.
Jim Montgomery has yet to name a starter in net.
The reigning Stanley Cup champions still boast plenty of elite talent both up front and on the blue line, but the Avs are pretty banged up at the moment — with key cogs like Landeskog, Nichushkin, Byram, Rodrigues, Manson all currently on the mend.
Still, it’s tough to count out any team that still has a top line featuring both Nathan MacKinnonn and Mikko Rantanen — and a D corps anchored by Cale Makar.
One key for the Bruins tonight will be staying out of the sin bin — as the Avs boast the top-ranked power play in the league with a 33.8 percent success rate.
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